Gao provided a detailed breakdown of the places in China that have reported deaths and cases as of April 18. The statement said that 46 people have died in Guangdong, and 18 have died in Beijing, where 339 cases have been reported.

The central province of Shaanxi had 108 cases, while the northern territory of Inner Mongolia has 25 cases, the statement said. In the south, Guangxi had 12 cases, Hunan six, Fujian three and the commercial center of Shanghai two.

In central Chinese provinces, Henan reported two cases while Hunan had six. The southwestern province of Sichuan had five cases, the document said.